Year 3 celebrate Diwali
Last weekend, Hindus and Sikhs all around the world celebrated Diwali, also known as The Festival of Lights. If you heard fireworks in your neighbourhood, saw rows of candles, or houses or doors covered in lights, then you will have seen part of their celebrations. You may even have seen Rishi Sunak, on the news, […]
ECS Sport Update
Another week has flown by and it’s been another week of enjoying the outdoors. As the boys continued their rugby campaign, the girls enjoyed some tag rugby, cross country and football. We even had some Joe Wicks sessions (I am still recovering) and also some Harry Potter yoga! In PE the pupils have been focussing on developing teamwork. Fun games […]
Year 4 investigate the Science of sound!
Year 4 have been investigating sound in science over the last few weeks. Last week we considered various methods to see which would be the best experiment to demonstrate that soundwaves are vibrations. We used musical instruments, rice and cling film. This week we carried out our experiment using a tuning fork and a bowl […]
This week in the Boarding House…
Edward K (Year 6) won the title of Star Boarder of the week this week in the Boarding House. Edward has had a great week overall and deserves to be commended for his effort to keep his dorm tidy, for his music practice and for his kind and positive behavior. Well done Edward! On Tuesday […]
ECS: A Christmas to Remember
Introducing, our first-ever virtual Carol Service! We are excited to announce that this year our Christmas Carols has gone virtual. The service includes a collection of songs, performances, readings and prayers which showcase the talent, enthusiasm and joy of our pupils. Please find the link below. Enjoy!
Staff update
We are pleased to announce that we will be welcoming three new members of staff to our school in the New Year. Mrs Katherine Wilson will be joining our school. Mrs Wilson will job-share with Mrs Kennaugh as Year 2 Foxes’ class teacher in the mornings (Thursdays and Fridays) and as the Year 2 teacher […]
ECS takes part in Children in Need with a wide range of activities
Activities took place across all year groups this morning to support Children in Need. Here is a snapshot of what we all got up to… Year 1 and 2 had a golden assembly, all about Children in Need. Pupils participated in a quiz and at the end, Mrs Pennington asked if a child would like […]
ECS Sport Update
This week has probably been one of the most rewarding weeks in the sports department. That may sound strange in a time where very little seems to be as it was, or the way we used to do things. Let me tell you why. We seem to have more sport going on than ever before. […]
Year 4 commemorate Remembrance day by writing poetry
On Wednesday 4K spent the morning writing some beautiful and thoughtful acrostic poems with the theme of remembrance. Children wrote about what Remembrance day meant to them and the lessons they thought we should learn from our past. Well done 4K for creating these beautiful poems!
This week in the boarding house
Josh T (Year 8) is our Star Boarder of the Week this week. Josh currently boards twice a week and always displays fantastic behaviour around the Boarding House. Josh is also enthusiastic and committed to his music practice sessions. The Boarding Team were especially impressed with his practice on Thursday evening. Josh is a great […]
